Writing on her Twitter account afterwards, the star - who didn't directly comment on her current status with Bieber during the interview - said: "Haha Ellen got me SO good today, what a difference one visit makes ;) She's the best! (sic)."

Gomez is currently promoting her new single 'Who Says?', taken from her forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album. She recently promised that the record - which is scheduled for release this summer - will have "more depth" than her previous offerings, which include last year's A Year Without Rain.